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[–] Hairyblue@kbin.social 178 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The news article name is:

‘Fascist’ and ‘tyrant’ DeSantis under fire after removing another black elected Democratic state attorney

[–] TrismegistusMx@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You don't need the quotation marks.

[–] hihellobyeoh@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I agree with what you mean, but they do need them as the easiest defense against a slander suit.

[–] TrismegistusMx@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd argue in court that he's a fascist tyrant. The precedent will be useful.

[–] genoxidedev1@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"Your honor... look at him"

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[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
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[–] FReddit@lemmy.world 160 points 1 year ago

A black, democrat, elected official.

No agenda here.

[–] millifoo@lemmy.ca 113 points 1 year ago (6 children)

How the frick is this legal?

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 117 points 1 year ago (7 children)

When fascists take power, everything they do is legal.

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[–] teft@startrek.website 81 points 1 year ago (3 children)

From a CNN article:

The Florida constitution allows a governor to remove an elected official for “malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, habitual drunkenness, incompetence, or permanent inability to perform official duties.” No previous Florida executive has interpreted that power as broadly as DeSantis. The state Senate can reinstate Worrell, but the chamber is controlled by Republicans closely aligned with DeSantis and have rarely stood in his way.

Warren’s attempts at reinstatement have failed. A federal judge ruled DeSantis had acted unconstitutionally in suspending Warren, writing that there was “not a hint of misconduct by Mr. Warren” in the trial record, but he ultimately dismissed the case saying he did not have the power to intervene on a state matter. The state Supreme Court tossed Warren’s lawsuit in state court earlier this summer.

Monique Worrell was the attorney recently dismissed and Andrew Warren is the one who was dismissed last year.

[–] kiku123@feddit.de 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Things like this always make me wonder if a state could legally turn into a dictatorship.

Could Florida legally change it's constitution to say "All governing power rests entirely in Ron DeSantis" and dissolve it's representative bodies? Obviously it would still be beholden to voters for national elections (representatives and senators), but statewide there could be nothing.

[–] HighElfMage@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Technically, no. The Constitution says "the United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government," but "republican" has historically been very loosely interpreted. Technically, China and North Korea are both republics.

[–] Heresy_generator@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They're not technically republics, they're nominally republics.

[–] HighElfMage@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Well part of the problem is that there isn't total agreement on what a republic is. By some definitions it's basically anything that isn't a monarchy. Some medieval republics didn't have elections and instead chose their officials by sortition, which is essentially a lottery. China and North Korea do have elections, but they're total shams (and North Korea is basically a monarchy is a thin coat of republican paint, since by law they can't have any leader that isn't descended from Kim Il Sung).

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[–] ANALHACKER_3000@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Possibly. The problem is that the founders decided to bake in armed revolt as a safe guard instead if, you know, reasonable solutions.

[–] Bipta@kbin.social 22 points 1 year ago

The state Supreme Court tossed Warren’s lawsuit in state court earlier this summer.

Why the fuck? You know, besides the fascism...

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[–] PRUSSIA_x86@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

More importantly, who is going to stop them?

[–] chakan2@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

It's not...but unless someone actually stands up to him, it's just another crime our politicians get away with.

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[–] Rapidcreek@reddthat.com 78 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Florida: Where Fascism Goes to Flourish.

[–] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Ron DeSantis probably has a massive amount of hours logged for the game Tropico.

[–] Countmacula@lemm.ee 67 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Watch a dem do the same and have every maga POS tripping over themselves to call them out.

Dems have to start fighting fire with fire.

[–] ramble81@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's a problem when you have one group trying to do what is remotely morally right and another who doesn't care and wants to "win" at any cost.

[–] aDuckk@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It's also a problem when a group has most of the guns and is stupid enough to use them without thought for the consequences. Moreso when the authorities responsible for enforcing those consequences tend to be in agreement if not allegiance with the group in question.

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[–] IzzyJ@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] CaptainMeatshield@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

They've gone through all the effort of putting their teeth closer to your boots, it'd be inconsiderate to not let them meet.

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[–] blazera@kbin.social 57 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I feel like im never goin to disney world at this rate

[–] kitonthenet@kbin.social 32 points 1 year ago

Absolutely not, not if it’s like this, I’ll just go to the one in California instead

[–] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (7 children)

You're not missing anything, WDW hasn't been worth the price of admission since 2019. This from a former WDW Employee.

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[–] keeb420@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i really want to go to kennedy sc but not with all this crap happening in florida.

[–] InternetUser2012@midwest.social 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I wanted to live in florida. I love the weather. It's been my dream to move there and now that the kids are grown up and I have the means to move there, I don't want anything to do with that state in its current form. It really sucks.

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[–] scytale@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago

I've never been and will probably never go. We'll just settle with the other one in CA.

[–] Behaviorbabe@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

Same for me. I grew up in Florida and lived there for decades. I haven’t been back since 2018 and I don’t know if I ever will, which is a kind of sad feeling tbh.

[–] BloodyFable@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I have to go to a wedding at WDW next year and I hate that I do.

[–] nostalgicgamerz@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

It’s about time we start thinking about the plan where he is removed by a “candidate” who has nothing to live for

At this rate, he can handpick the Secretary of State who can rig the governor vote in his favor and he will never lose any election

[–] DrPop@lemmy.one 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Like in Georgia where the secretary of state didn't recuse themselves from the responsibility of managing the election then ran for governor. Cities get hours long waits and rural areas have no problems. Also sending voting machine to black districts without power cords.

[–] nostalgicgamerz@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

That is exactly what the fuck I was referring to Brian goddamn Kemp

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[–] Rac3r4Life@lemmy.world 47 points 1 year ago

This is what fascism looks like folks.

[–] who8mydamnoreos@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago

This is what the Republicans want, to concentrate power in the hands of the executive so they had ignore the people

[–] GFGJewbacca@lemm.ee 41 points 1 year ago

This shouldn't happen in America. And the guy who did it shouldn't be allowed anywhere near the White House," said David Rothkopf, a noted foreign policy, national security and political affairs expert and commentator.

I agree that this shouldn't be happening, but it is. It's a clear indication of the GOP wanting to operate as a fascist party, and this needs to be taken seriously. I hope that happens.

[–] Yepthatsme@kbin.social 32 points 1 year ago

Florida is the capital of the New Confederacy that liters nobody wants. If you just stop giving money to the crooked catholic shitcunt church and the evangelical shitcunt church then we probably wouldn’t have this problem.

The state has 56 white supremacy groups. What do you think goes on down there?

[–] argo_yamato@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Was there even anything for him to backup removing her other than "for neglecting her duty to faithfully prosecute crime in her jurisdiction"? Sounds pretty fascist to me but that is the Republican dream isn't it?

[–] PaulDevonUK@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Now imagine all of America if he actually got elected POTUS in 2024.

Fortunately he is failing hard.

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